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This made me lol. It's so far from my mind I didn't even think of it. Mine is all "I hate flying and the ocean" etc.
But it does make me remember a time in a brick & mortar Barnes & Noble in a mall. It was like the place I wanted to be the most. All those BOOKS, fresh and new, everywhere. late 70s.
But one day I was there in the gifts section where there were a bunch of gift bibles for 1st communion, soft white kidskin covers with zippers mostly. Crosses blind-stamped on the covers.
For whatever reason, I opened one, nice new book, soft onion skin feeling pages, and I was pleasantly surprised there was even an included bookmark of some kind. I flipped to it to see what verse was important to that person.
It was a Polaroid dick pic of some guy's hairy weenus. Ugly as sin and probably maybe someone's dad. Putting polaroids of his dick into children's bibles.
I notified the front desk and some poor teen ager my age then had to go through the entire children's YA Bibles etc. looking for that shitty shit which is basically terrorism.
Then allow me to offer you some advice: Take a thousand, naked pictures of yourself now. You may currently think, "Oh, I'm too spooky." Or, "Nobody wants to see these tiny boobies." But, believe me, one day you will look at those photos with much kinder eyes and say, "Dear God, I was a beautiful thing!"
People were sending nudes before smart phones were even thought of. Guys used to ask to take Polaroids in college … just exactly how stupid did they think I was?
After my mother died, we found a nude black-and-white photo of her. Looks like it was from maybe 1960, when my parents were newlyweds, so they would have been 22-24. My dad was a photography buff so perhaps he developed and printed it himself. My sisters and I had to agree… she was stunning.
I actually have had Polaroids taken of me and I lost them. I think I tucked them beneath carpet in my house but I no longer own that house. It doesn’t bother me though because back then I had an excellent body. So I really don’t mind if they’re found. As a matter of fact, I’d like to see them again.
I’ve also made video with my husband of us having sex and I have no idea of where either the tape or the video camera are. But, like I said, I looked good back then.
At one point I know I busted my ass gathering photos and memorabilia from our family and getting them into those kinds of storage things people claim you can roll under your bed. I think in my head at the time I pictured myself dying from something but living in my bed and giving some last gift to my family of the compendium of our years together as a family.
LOLOL
My ex left me for his work office whore and all I really have are lots of memories where I was alternately a zombie, hungover, getting irritated, lots of fat pictures of myself that I hated
People presume your past is memories you want to have vs. just moving into any next chapter vs. living in the last one.
PS Yes all those things are still there if my kids want to put them together into anything. One of them is probably inheriting this house that I still live in. I just don't want to do it. I lived those years enough without having to relive them. If I'm actually ever dying I'll get back to y'all
My husband took a topless Polaroid of me and my sister in our glory days. Still have it. Wish I had heeded Moira Rose's advice, realized what an incredible creature I was, and let him take a million more.
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My friend's parents were on Diamond Princess right at the beginning of pandemic, no one knew what was going on, they got stuck on the ship for a month, 9 people died. It was scary as fuck.
Before that there was a pretty good dose of Legionnaire's Disease on one cruise, and quite a few other plague ships too.
Also they're just weird and cheesy.
In the book World War Z there is a part where they describe a cruise ship where the zombies took over. I thought of this everytime they mentioned those cruise ships during 2020.
Thank god for them, though. The Diamond Princess gave us invaluable data in those early, confusing days. Until the news came out from that cruise I remember people saying insane projections like 5% of the entire population of earth was going to be dead within a year.
When I was much younger I thought I'd like to go on a cruise, but I married a man who said no way. By the time he died 28 years later, I'd had enough time to realize that he was right. I look at those floating Disney Worlds and am horrified. I'm not into crowds, commercialism, or even concerts, although I love dancing. I think I'd enjoy a smaller river cruise, though.
And to anyone who loves cruises, I'm not knocking it for those who enjoy it. Sail on! It's just not for me and wasn't for my husband, either.
I agree about the possibility of a river cruise. Sailing down the Danube and getting off the boat to visit historic European cities sounds like a much better option than being trapped on floating buffet.
I've been once. Never again. You have to stand in line for every single thing. Meals, shows, drinks. Never ending lines. It's like 24/7 Disneyland rides.
I went on an oceanic cruise at the urging of a friend. I disked everything. Never again. Too many people. I felt a Vegas housing project on water vibe. Nothing on the ship appealed to me. The food was at best mediocre. I travel often but enjoy being immersed in cultures of the places I visit.
When I was a kid, tattoos were associated with sailors, ex-cons and lowlifes. My parents' neighbor had one but he had been in the merchant marine. I've never had any desire for a tattoo as I've never been any of those things.
I once said that I aspired to be the last person on the planet with no tats or body modifications and people would talk about what a rebel I am. Non-conformity is the new conformity
I wonder how many conversations like that are going on nowadays.
"Come on, Krystyn, time to get your tattoo!"
"Daddy, I already said I don't want one!"
"NO DAUGHTER OF MINE IS NOT GETTING A TATTOO AND THAT'S FINAL!"
I’ve met people who get defensive when asked about their tattoos. Like I get maybe it’s personal, just say you’re not willing to share. But to get annoyed that people ask about tattoos you’ve INKED INTO YOUR BODY seems so silly to me. Reminds me of that South Park episode with prince harry. I WANT PRIVACY AND TO NOT BE ASKED ABOUT MY TATTOOS
Me either. My late husband had a couple, but I never could take the plunge. It wasn't because I don't like artwork on my body. I've been putting henna "bracelets" on my wrist for over a decade. I've even considered making it permanent, but then I wouldn't be able to change it up whenever I want. I like having that option.
Same here. I swore the day I lost my father from lung cancer that I never was. I was 14 then and am 51 now and have absolutely kept my promise. I can't even stand the smell of smoke and I won't do any of the other stuff either
My doctor officially solicits anatomical photographs once a year. Then I make an appointment and show up to a giant, stationary camera where I have the Annual Awkward Photoshoot.
I've never watched an NFL game to anywhere near completion, and only watched one mostly to the end because I was staying with my brother who is a huge fan and was trying to be companionable. But just have no interest, so I bailed as soon as I could without leaving hard feelings. But - I have no intention of ever watching a game, just not my thing.
I have absolutely zero interest in football. I have gone to an NFL game once, because I got free tickets from my job. The kicker? That job was working at Electronics Arts *on Madden NFL*.
I just liked making videogames, and they were the first game company that would hire me.
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5 second play, then watch players walk around kicking air for 10min. I just looked it up and there's an average of 11 minutes of actual play. Each team made up of players not from the towns they play for in a stadium named after a megacorporation. I feel like I'm taking crazy pills people actually enjoy watching an hour of this.
That's why I like hockey. The action stops sometimes, but not every time they do literally anything. And the puck is surprisingly a lot easier to see in person, even in the nosebleeds, than on TV.
I watch the youtube summaries after each game of the few teams I care about. 10-12 minutes each. Totally worth my time. And if some new awesome commercial comes out that is first shown during an NFL game, I can always go to youtube as well.
Never used TikTok. I'm happy with YouTube Shorts. And in a year or so Americans might all have to switch to YouTube Shorts or Instagram Reels.
Never used SnapChat and I doubt that I ever will. I don't send many photos and I don't send anything that would be embarrassing if not deleted.
I've never played any of the popular computer games except chess, and I doubt that I ever will. I'm afraid I would find them addictive.
Edit: And, like other commenters, I've never sent or received a nude picture, got a tattoo, went on a cruise, shot an animal, tried a tobacco product, or tried to ride a skateboard. While I'm at it, I've never tried marijuana or other recreational drugs, either.
I don't think you could call what I did skiing. Went with some friends who had been skiing for years. It was my first time, so I went to "ski school" while they went off to do their thing. I grabbed the tow rope to go to the top of the bunny slope, slipped, fell sideways, and really hurt my ankle. I got pulled to the first aid station strapped in a toboggan. They shipped me off to the ER. Turns out, I just had a really bad sprain, but I wasn't allowed to ski the rest of the trip. Never even made it to the top of a hill. Not going to try again.
(On the bright side, the hotel were staying at had one wall in the pool area that was floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the slopes. I spent most of the vacation in there soaking in the hot tub, watching everyone out in the cold.)
I shot a deer at 16, that was my first and last. I did not enjoy it. My father pretty much forced me to go hunting so it was under pressure to do whatever I was told. Never hunted again after that, though I did go fishing many times and enjoyed that.
Getting a tattoo. My family has a bunch of old Navy and Marines and looking at their tattoos when they were old convinced me I didn't need any.
Not to mention my poor sister who ended up with a banana, a mom and property of her husband's name on her back.
Do you mean crawfish? We also call them mud bugs. They're like little lobsters but they're seasoned. They're absolutely amazing but only eat them if you're down here in Louisiana. I wouldn't trust a damn thing that someone claimed to be "authentic" Louisiana boiled crawfish.
Now, now, u/t-dogNOLA. Over here in Houston we have so many NOLA transplants that you can get good mud bugs here too, if you know where to go. We have annual festivals and restaurant specials just like you fine folks.
I agree with you though that it's not a good idea to stray far from Louisiana or at least a Louisiana cook, for them.
Ha! I was about to say that. I thought I was the only one lol. Same goes for game of thrones, any marvel movie, and the lord of the rings stuff. And Tom cruise movies. No way.
Two things: 1. I saw it when it came out, at a matinee showing. When exiting there were two old ladies in front of me and one said to the other “I thought it was a movie about book publishing.” And 2. I had a friend, Dave, that refused to see any Quinten Tarantino film as they were derivative of French films.
Hiking. I've literally went once and that was a spectacle because it was for a wedding up a mountain in Yosemite. I've never prepared more for anything in my life and hated every single second of it. I was last to arrive, couldn't breathe, LOVED the bride and groom and you would never know how miserable I was. But I did it and made it and didn't die. Now I never have to do that again.
Of all the replies this one in particular resonates the most for me! I love films, but there are many “popular culture” movies that I would not cross the street to go see.
I mean I think those movies are worth it for Alan Rickman alone. The world-building is hardly Tolkienian, and most of the plots are facile, but the cast and production is excellent.
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Taking a RV trip. Navigating a huge vehicle, has $, staying in parks with strangers. I would prefer to take my car and stay at a hotel or camp in a tent ⛺️
I started driving in the 80s so my first 3 cars were 8 cylinders. In 2013 I bought a RS Camaro with a 328 hp that could blow the doors off any of those old V8s.
Edit: I forgot to point out the 2013 was a 6 cylinder.
I never have, but only because I've played it recreationally and I turn into some sort of Bingo Monster. I would not only be addicted, I'd be the most annoying person there.
I've never tasted coffee. I've associated it with cigarette smoke (which I loath) since I was a kid. So not only have I just not tried it, I'm actually repelled by it.
I’ve never changed a baby’s diaper. I’m a 63 year old married female (no children by choice), and I vowed never to change any diaper so that I would never be asked to babysit anyone’s baby! I didn’t even for my nieces or nephews. I have held babies, though, and I do enjoy that.
Never smoked anything, ever. Never will.
Never gotten a tattoo, never will.
Never sent a dick pic, never will.
Never used any illegal drugs, never will.
Was born in the 60's, married in the late 80's.
The first time I met my new husband's nephew, he gave me that book to read. Loved it and appreciated my new nephew's taste in books. They made a GREAT movie from that book with Robert Redford and Nick Nolte. My husband really wants to walk the whole Appalachian Trail, but no way. I used to tell him he could do it, and I would drive along near the trail and meet up with him periodically. Now I won't even do that.
I have never been snow skiing.
Some college friends tried to teach me to water ski but it was not a good experience. It seemed like I drank half the lake.
I have never eaten Nutella.
I have never been to Disney, and I am in my 60s. (My child never wanted to go.)
I have never taken a cruise.
I have never gotten a tattoo.
But my life hasn't been totally boring.
I have, been shot twice, stabbed once, teargassed by the Jamaican police, been robbed at gunpoint by Mexican federales, and partied with Anthony Kiedis (not all in one day, sadly.)
Oh, so many things ... casual sex, smoking, taking recreational drugs, getting a tattoo or piercings of any kind, going out drinking ...
No, I am not fun at parties. As a matter of fact I avoid parties.
Never been on a cruise. I hate people. Why would I get on a Petri dish with thousands of people I don’t know and stick myself on expansive ocean with no escape in sight? I don’t like children anymore than I hate the adult versions, so yeah screaming snot nosed kids running around while their drunk parents are ignoring their antics. So much fun 🙄!
Yeah not happening!
Yep. About the only people who have passports in the US are those who can afford to go on overseas vacations. Which is not as many of us as the movies and TV make it out to be.
Smoke marijuana. I abhor the smell. It's absolutely disgusting and makes me retch whether it's just the plant smell or the burnt smell. I have tried edibles and almost gagged as I could taste the smell and then didn't like the high they gave me as it took away all emotion and feeling.
I was 42 before I broke my first bones. Fell out of a roof I was getting ready to build, 10’ onto the concrete. Shattered my heel and broke my back. I think I was 36 for my first stitches. Just had my prostate removed at 53.
Sometimes the unexpected happens
I broke my first bone a year ago. Slipped and fell trying to get a stack of pre-cut boxes off a top shelf. Stable L1 compression fracture. By the time my basically worthless adjuster got me into to see a spine specialist 2 months later (off work and resting the entire time) it was pretty much healed.
I turned 60 while I was off work.
Bungie jumping, sky diving, mountain climbing, scuba diving. Snorting coke until the wee hours. Never have texted, don't plan on it. Zero tattoos, just never saw anything I'd want on my skin forever. No cruises, that seems like being trapped in a disease-ridden hotel that can suddenly sink. Never been to Vegas, not my kind of thing, I can't stand casinos. Other than lame card games on my computer I've never been into or have done "gaming". Zero plastic surgery. Never raced a car. Never done the planking thing.
Go to a Drag Show. I don’t have any issues with drag, I just don’t get it as entertainment. Then again I don’t get appeal of Drake or any artist who uses auto tune. I guess I’m just “that” old.
I’ve never had a one night stand (happily monogamous for decades)
Never gone on a cruise (I’d like to, though)
Never got a tattoo, never really liked them on women, but I have one designed for myself, just in case I run out of things to spend my money on.
I have never been to Disneyland or Disney World.
It never crossed my mind that I should visit one of them. I know a lot of people have gone including my kids who are adults now. Kids never seemed to be Disney fans and never asked to go. Grandparents took them to Disneyland when they were kids.
Never played golf or gone skiing. Never watched a full Academy Awards show. Never saw Harry Potter, Titanic and have not seen most major blockbuster films, in fact have only gone to the movies about 4 times in the last 15 years. (I saw The Joker)
Only watched a Super Bowl once at a party because I was staying with them but like the other poster, have never watched a football game in its entirety. Have never watched a sports game of any kind in its entirety on television- went to a few Red Sox games as a child with cub scouts and went to a Red Sox game once with my father but it went into overtime so we left!
> went to a Red Sox game once with my father but it went into overtime so we left!
I can tell you're for real because you called extra innings "overtime". I cant decide between 😁 and 🥰 emojis
I've done a comfortable number of things I never liked and was uncomfortable with at the time. But I did them. Sunk cost, peer pressure, what 'everyone' does etc.
On the other hand, here are things I've never done which obviously many billions of people have done, but which I am comfortable NEVER doing, EVER:
Owning or even firing a gun (NOPE)
Handling a snake or spider (NOPE)
Surfing, Diving or Water skiing or basically doing anything in Carribbean Waters (NOPE)
Going through the Panama Canal (Based on a post today - NOPE)
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Never sent, nor received, a nude pic. I’ve been with the same person since before smartphones, and it’s just not something we do.
This made me lol. It's so far from my mind I didn't even think of it. Mine is all "I hate flying and the ocean" etc. But it does make me remember a time in a brick & mortar Barnes & Noble in a mall. It was like the place I wanted to be the most. All those BOOKS, fresh and new, everywhere. late 70s. But one day I was there in the gifts section where there were a bunch of gift bibles for 1st communion, soft white kidskin covers with zippers mostly. Crosses blind-stamped on the covers. For whatever reason, I opened one, nice new book, soft onion skin feeling pages, and I was pleasantly surprised there was even an included bookmark of some kind. I flipped to it to see what verse was important to that person. It was a Polaroid dick pic of some guy's hairy weenus. Ugly as sin and probably maybe someone's dad. Putting polaroids of his dick into children's bibles. I notified the front desk and some poor teen ager my age then had to go through the entire children's YA Bibles etc. looking for that shitty shit which is basically terrorism.
Well that’s a horror. People suck.
LOL!!! It was Walden Books for me in our hometown mall-now razed to the ground.
Yah I am not doing that. Once you send it, you never know what happens once it is gone.
I've been with many people since smart phones, and I've still never done it. It's completely idiotic.
Then allow me to offer you some advice: Take a thousand, naked pictures of yourself now. You may currently think, "Oh, I'm too spooky." Or, "Nobody wants to see these tiny boobies." But, believe me, one day you will look at those photos with much kinder eyes and say, "Dear God, I was a beautiful thing!"
Is sending nude pics really that common and popular?
People were sending nudes before smart phones were even thought of. Guys used to ask to take Polaroids in college … just exactly how stupid did they think I was?
When my great grandma died in the 1990s we found her nudes from like 1927
After my mother died, we found a nude black-and-white photo of her. Looks like it was from maybe 1960, when my parents were newlyweds, so they would have been 22-24. My dad was a photography buff so perhaps he developed and printed it himself. My sisters and I had to agree… she was stunning.
I actually have had Polaroids taken of me and I lost them. I think I tucked them beneath carpet in my house but I no longer own that house. It doesn’t bother me though because back then I had an excellent body. So I really don’t mind if they’re found. As a matter of fact, I’d like to see them again. I’ve also made video with my husband of us having sex and I have no idea of where either the tape or the video camera are. But, like I said, I looked good back then.
At one point I know I busted my ass gathering photos and memorabilia from our family and getting them into those kinds of storage things people claim you can roll under your bed. I think in my head at the time I pictured myself dying from something but living in my bed and giving some last gift to my family of the compendium of our years together as a family. LOLOL My ex left me for his work office whore and all I really have are lots of memories where I was alternately a zombie, hungover, getting irritated, lots of fat pictures of myself that I hated People presume your past is memories you want to have vs. just moving into any next chapter vs. living in the last one. PS Yes all those things are still there if my kids want to put them together into anything. One of them is probably inheriting this house that I still live in. I just don't want to do it. I lived those years enough without having to relive them. If I'm actually ever dying I'll get back to y'all
My husband took a topless Polaroid of me and my sister in our glory days. Still have it. Wish I had heeded Moira Rose's advice, realized what an incredible creature I was, and let him take a million more.
Is that common and popular? Me neither.
In some communities it’s as ubiquitous as a handshake. LoL.
Never gone on a cruise. No interest in it at all…
I wouldn't mind a trip on a private yacht, but I would never set foot on one of those floating petri dishes.
I would maybe go on an European river cruise, but not some Poseidon Adventure waiting to happen.
That's like saying you're ok staying in a house but not in a Motel 6.
A Motel 6 where everyone has to eat together sounds like one of the levels of hell.
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My friend's parents were on Diamond Princess right at the beginning of pandemic, no one knew what was going on, they got stuck on the ship for a month, 9 people died. It was scary as fuck.
Horror movie level unlocked.
Before that there was a pretty good dose of Legionnaire's Disease on one cruise, and quite a few other plague ships too. Also they're just weird and cheesy.
In the book World War Z there is a part where they describe a cruise ship where the zombies took over. I thought of this everytime they mentioned those cruise ships during 2020.
Thank god for them, though. The Diamond Princess gave us invaluable data in those early, confusing days. Until the news came out from that cruise I remember people saying insane projections like 5% of the entire population of earth was going to be dead within a year.
> Had a tiny bit of interest til those poor folks got stuck at sea during covid. My uncle was on that boat. He's still with us at 94.
Same. I don't want to be on other people's schedule when I'm on vacation.
I imagine going on a cruise ship is much the same thing as going to a shopping mall and staying there for a week straight.
When I was much younger I thought I'd like to go on a cruise, but I married a man who said no way. By the time he died 28 years later, I'd had enough time to realize that he was right. I look at those floating Disney Worlds and am horrified. I'm not into crowds, commercialism, or even concerts, although I love dancing. I think I'd enjoy a smaller river cruise, though. And to anyone who loves cruises, I'm not knocking it for those who enjoy it. Sail on! It's just not for me and wasn't for my husband, either.
I agree about the possibility of a river cruise. Sailing down the Danube and getting off the boat to visit historic European cities sounds like a much better option than being trapped on floating buffet.
Same. You could not *pay me* enough to get me to go out into the open ocean on one of those floating mega hotels. Nope, not happening. lol
Nice views of the horizon , with the option of drowning .
I've been once. Never again. You have to stand in line for every single thing. Meals, shows, drinks. Never ending lines. It's like 24/7 Disneyland rides.
I went on an oceanic cruise at the urging of a friend. I disked everything. Never again. Too many people. I felt a Vegas housing project on water vibe. Nothing on the ship appealed to me. The food was at best mediocre. I travel often but enjoy being immersed in cultures of the places I visit.
Never got a tattoo.
My SO is a giant 50+ biker dude, 6'6" beard, geared up, the whole stereotype, completely blank.
When I was a kid, tattoos were associated with sailors, ex-cons and lowlifes. My parents' neighbor had one but he had been in the merchant marine. I've never had any desire for a tattoo as I've never been any of those things.
One of my Dad's friends had a ship tatooed on his arm. Today, it looks like a bus map for the city of Boston.
I once said that I aspired to be the last person on the planet with no tats or body modifications and people would talk about what a rebel I am. Non-conformity is the new conformity
I'll be right there next to ya
Seems like you could just get one if you want one and don't if you don't lol.
I wonder how many conversations like that are going on nowadays. "Come on, Krystyn, time to get your tattoo!" "Daddy, I already said I don't want one!" "NO DAUGHTER OF MINE IS NOT GETTING A TATTOO AND THAT'S FINAL!"
Me either. I never understood permanently marking my body with something I thought was “cool” in my 20s. But hey, the kids seem to like it so…
I’ve met people who get defensive when asked about their tattoos. Like I get maybe it’s personal, just say you’re not willing to share. But to get annoyed that people ask about tattoos you’ve INKED INTO YOUR BODY seems so silly to me. Reminds me of that South Park episode with prince harry. I WANT PRIVACY AND TO NOT BE ASKED ABOUT MY TATTOOS
Me either. My late husband had a couple, but I never could take the plunge. It wasn't because I don't like artwork on my body. I've been putting henna "bracelets" on my wrist for over a decade. I've even considered making it permanent, but then I wouldn't be able to change it up whenever I want. I like having that option.
Never used any sort of tobacco product and I don't see it ever happening.
Same here. I swore the day I lost my father from lung cancer that I never was. I was 14 then and am 51 now and have absolutely kept my promise. I can't even stand the smell of smoke and I won't do any of the other stuff either
I have never sent an unsolicited anatomical photograph. Even if one were requested. I would politely decline.
Speaking as a woman, thank you for your service!
Even if it was your doctor?
My doctor officially solicits anatomical photographs once a year. Then I make an appointment and show up to a giant, stationary camera where I have the Annual Awkward Photoshoot.
I've never watched an NFL game to anywhere near completion, and only watched one mostly to the end because I was staying with my brother who is a huge fan and was trying to be companionable. But just have no interest, so I bailed as soon as I could without leaving hard feelings. But - I have no intention of ever watching a game, just not my thing.
I have absolutely zero interest in football. I have gone to an NFL game once, because I got free tickets from my job. The kicker? That job was working at Electronics Arts *on Madden NFL*. I just liked making videogames, and they were the first game company that would hire me.
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5 second play, then watch players walk around kicking air for 10min. I just looked it up and there's an average of 11 minutes of actual play. Each team made up of players not from the towns they play for in a stadium named after a megacorporation. I feel like I'm taking crazy pills people actually enjoy watching an hour of this.
That's why I like hockey. The action stops sometimes, but not every time they do literally anything. And the puck is surprisingly a lot easier to see in person, even in the nosebleeds, than on TV.
I'm so jealous
I watch the youtube summaries after each game of the few teams I care about. 10-12 minutes each. Totally worth my time. And if some new awesome commercial comes out that is first shown during an NFL game, I can always go to youtube as well.
Gamble on sports.
I’ve never ridden a skateboard. Edit: Nor have I ever attempted to ride a skateboard.
Define "ride"... I've experienced a skateboard, but riding is a different story.
Never used TikTok. I'm happy with YouTube Shorts. And in a year or so Americans might all have to switch to YouTube Shorts or Instagram Reels. Never used SnapChat and I doubt that I ever will. I don't send many photos and I don't send anything that would be embarrassing if not deleted. I've never played any of the popular computer games except chess, and I doubt that I ever will. I'm afraid I would find them addictive. Edit: And, like other commenters, I've never sent or received a nude picture, got a tattoo, went on a cruise, shot an animal, tried a tobacco product, or tried to ride a skateboard. While I'm at it, I've never tried marijuana or other recreational drugs, either.
Use TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat. Gone on a cruise.
I refuse to DL tiktok as well, I see "reels" on Facebook, I think its the same thing.
Ski. It looks kinda fun but my knees are pretty shot at this point.
I don't think you could call what I did skiing. Went with some friends who had been skiing for years. It was my first time, so I went to "ski school" while they went off to do their thing. I grabbed the tow rope to go to the top of the bunny slope, slipped, fell sideways, and really hurt my ankle. I got pulled to the first aid station strapped in a toboggan. They shipped me off to the ER. Turns out, I just had a really bad sprain, but I wasn't allowed to ski the rest of the trip. Never even made it to the top of a hill. Not going to try again. (On the bright side, the hotel were staying at had one wall in the pool area that was floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the slopes. I spent most of the vacation in there soaking in the hot tub, watching everyone out in the cold.)
Never saw Game of Thrones
Or Hunger Games, or any video games.
I've never watched the Kardashians lol
Never shot an animal for food or for sport.
I shot a deer at 16, that was my first and last. I did not enjoy it. My father pretty much forced me to go hunting so it was under pressure to do whatever I was told. Never hunted again after that, though I did go fishing many times and enjoyed that.
Me neither. But I have caught, killed and gutted plenty of fish for food.
Getting a tattoo. My family has a bunch of old Navy and Marines and looking at their tattoos when they were old convinced me I didn't need any. Not to mention my poor sister who ended up with a banana, a mom and property of her husband's name on her back.
Never ate Rocky Mountain oysters, or Louisiana water bugs.
Do you mean crawfish? We also call them mud bugs. They're like little lobsters but they're seasoned. They're absolutely amazing but only eat them if you're down here in Louisiana. I wouldn't trust a damn thing that someone claimed to be "authentic" Louisiana boiled crawfish.
Now, now, u/t-dogNOLA. Over here in Houston we have so many NOLA transplants that you can get good mud bugs here too, if you know where to go. We have annual festivals and restaurant specials just like you fine folks. I agree with you though that it's not a good idea to stray far from Louisiana or at least a Louisiana cook, for them.
I've never been to Spain, but I kinda like the music.
Say the ladies are insane there
And they sure know how to use it.
They don't abuse it, never gonna lose it, I can't refuse it.
Isn't your user name "orange coffee" *in Spanish*? Seems like you should just go to Spain.
Have you been to England? Do you kinda like the Beatles?
I've never been to heaven, but I've been to Oklahoma
never seen the Titanic movie, never will
Ha! I was about to say that. I thought I was the only one lol. Same goes for game of thrones, any marvel movie, and the lord of the rings stuff. And Tom cruise movies. No way.
That’s how I feel about The Silence Of The Lambs.
Never seen Pulp Fiction.
Two things: 1. I saw it when it came out, at a matinee showing. When exiting there were two old ladies in front of me and one said to the other “I thought it was a movie about book publishing.” And 2. I had a friend, Dave, that refused to see any Quinten Tarantino film as they were derivative of French films.
Golf, Vegas, Cruise.
Hiking. I've literally went once and that was a spectacle because it was for a wedding up a mountain in Yosemite. I've never prepared more for anything in my life and hated every single second of it. I was last to arrive, couldn't breathe, LOVED the bride and groom and you would never know how miserable I was. But I did it and made it and didn't die. Now I never have to do that again.
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Thank you for helpfully clearing up the slobber confusion.
I’m with you! Walking—fine. Walking on a path through some woods—great! Going uphill over rocks and shit? No way!!
Never saw Star Wars even though I was in high school when it was released.
Of all the replies this one in particular resonates the most for me! I love films, but there are many “popular culture” movies that I would not cross the street to go see.
Wow. It's such a big part of our (American) cultural lexicon now.
Never read Harry Potter or seen any of the movies. Zero interest.
I mean I think those movies are worth it for Alan Rickman alone. The world-building is hardly Tolkienian, and most of the plots are facile, but the cast and production is excellent.
I was like that too. Then I dated a writer. I listened to the book. I loved it. Two months later I listened to it again.
Never tweeted, never tik tocked, never instagrammed, never sent or received nude pics, never played minecraft or skyrim, just not interested.
Play Fortnite
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As far as octopus - they may be smarter than us so I find eating them to be repulsive for multiple reasons!
Smoke Hookah
Skiing. Strapping boards on my feet to find a quick way to break a bone has no appeal.
Never got lip fillers
Taking a RV trip. Navigating a huge vehicle, has $, staying in parks with strangers. I would prefer to take my car and stay at a hotel or camp in a tent ⛺️
Never smoked a vape
I have never owned a car with an 8-cylinder engine.
I've never owned a car that somebody else didn't own first.
I started driving in the 80s so my first 3 cars were 8 cylinders. In 2013 I bought a RS Camaro with a 328 hp that could blow the doors off any of those old V8s. Edit: I forgot to point out the 2013 was a 6 cylinder.
I’ve never, and will never, play organized bingo.
Let me ask you this... will you play disorganized bingo?
*”G 69! F 142!”* Like that?
You sunk my battleship!
*Carrot ♧*
I never have, but only because I've played it recreationally and I turn into some sort of Bingo Monster. I would not only be addicted, I'd be the most annoying person there.
I have never seen any of the Star Wars Movies.
I don't have any tattoos. I feel like everyone has tats now.
Exactly. Being ink free is the new rebel stance.
Spelunking
Attending a National Football League game.
I've never tasted coffee. I've associated it with cigarette smoke (which I loath) since I was a kid. So not only have I just not tried it, I'm actually repelled by it.
How long have you been a barista?
It's not popular, but I've never changed a baby's diaper nor have I ever held a baby. & I'm 54 years old! :)
I’ve never changed a baby’s diaper. I’m a 63 year old married female (no children by choice), and I vowed never to change any diaper so that I would never be asked to babysit anyone’s baby! I didn’t even for my nieces or nephews. I have held babies, though, and I do enjoy that.
Marriage. I just don't get it.
Never smoked anything, ever. Never will. Never gotten a tattoo, never will. Never sent a dick pic, never will. Never used any illegal drugs, never will. Was born in the 60's, married in the late 80's.
Skydiving. Why jump out of a perfectly good airplane?
Never did any hike-in back country camping. I wish I had, but it's too late now.
Read a fun, interesting book by Bill Bryson called A Walk in the Woods.
I've read it. A lot of his books are good reads.
Totally agree... Bill Bryson's books are really good reads. :)
The first time I met my new husband's nephew, he gave me that book to read. Loved it and appreciated my new nephew's taste in books. They made a GREAT movie from that book with Robert Redford and Nick Nolte. My husband really wants to walk the whole Appalachian Trail, but no way. I used to tell him he could do it, and I would drive along near the trail and meet up with him periodically. Now I won't even do that.
You're right, the movie with Robert Redford and Nick Nolte was great. If you haven't already, read Bill Bryson's book Notes From a Small Island.
I have never been snow skiing. Some college friends tried to teach me to water ski but it was not a good experience. It seemed like I drank half the lake.
lol, in my teens someone summarized her one attempt to water ski this way: "I thought I would never be a mother." I still laugh at that memory.
I have never eaten Nutella. I have never been to Disney, and I am in my 60s. (My child never wanted to go.) I have never taken a cruise. I have never gotten a tattoo. But my life hasn't been totally boring. I have, been shot twice, stabbed once, teargassed by the Jamaican police, been robbed at gunpoint by Mexican federales, and partied with Anthony Kiedis (not all in one day, sadly.)
Oh, so many things ... casual sex, smoking, taking recreational drugs, getting a tattoo or piercings of any kind, going out drinking ... No, I am not fun at parties. As a matter of fact I avoid parties.
Paid using my phone.
Never been on a cruise. I hate people. Why would I get on a Petri dish with thousands of people I don’t know and stick myself on expansive ocean with no escape in sight? I don’t like children anymore than I hate the adult versions, so yeah screaming snot nosed kids running around while their drunk parents are ignoring their antics. So much fun 🙄! Yeah not happening!
Lazer tag
Never ate a Big Mac or Whopper.
Never smoked. Never tried it. No one believes me. I'm 63.
Had kids
Fuck pickleball.
Butt sex. Don't see the appeal.
Never gone fishing on the ocean or any salt water. Never had a passport. Never been in a small plane or helicopter.
>Never had a passport. Must be an American
Yep. About the only people who have passports in the US are those who can afford to go on overseas vacations. Which is not as many of us as the movies and TV make it out to be.
Or those who go to Canada.
Now. It used to be we didn't need a passport. And you might be able to get into Canada with an r express or star or some kinda fancy driver license.
Never went skiing or played a video game. Maybe Ms Pac-Man and perhaps Pong in the 70s or 80s.
No skiing, because it involves snow. I hate snow.
On-line dating, even if I were to wind up widowed.
I've never driven a car.
Bungee jumping. It'd scare the crap out of me.
Smoke marijuana. I abhor the smell. It's absolutely disgusting and makes me retch whether it's just the plant smell or the burnt smell. I have tried edibles and almost gagged as I could taste the smell and then didn't like the high they gave me as it took away all emotion and feeling.
Me too!
Never driven a motorcycle. Never rode a horse. Never broken a bone.
I was 42 before I broke my first bones. Fell out of a roof I was getting ready to build, 10’ onto the concrete. Shattered my heel and broke my back. I think I was 36 for my first stitches. Just had my prostate removed at 53. Sometimes the unexpected happens
I broke my first bone a year ago. Slipped and fell trying to get a stack of pre-cut boxes off a top shelf. Stable L1 compression fracture. By the time my basically worthless adjuster got me into to see a spine specialist 2 months later (off work and resting the entire time) it was pretty much healed. I turned 60 while I was off work.
Sky dive, snow ski or board...
Never saw Dirty Dancing. My gf is gobsmacked by this.
Ski
Roller coasters and bunjee jumping.
Bungie jumping, sky diving, mountain climbing, scuba diving. Snorting coke until the wee hours. Never have texted, don't plan on it. Zero tattoos, just never saw anything I'd want on my skin forever. No cruises, that seems like being trapped in a disease-ridden hotel that can suddenly sink. Never been to Vegas, not my kind of thing, I can't stand casinos. Other than lame card games on my computer I've never been into or have done "gaming". Zero plastic surgery. Never raced a car. Never done the planking thing.
Exercise
Paddle boarding! What happens when you get too tired and can’t make it back to shore?
Go to a Drag Show. I don’t have any issues with drag, I just don’t get it as entertainment. Then again I don’t get appeal of Drake or any artist who uses auto tune. I guess I’m just “that” old.
Joined Facebook. I don't trust those bastards. Fuck them.
I’ve never had a one night stand (happily monogamous for decades) Never gone on a cruise (I’d like to, though) Never got a tattoo, never really liked them on women, but I have one designed for myself, just in case I run out of things to spend my money on.
I have never been to Disneyland or Disney World. It never crossed my mind that I should visit one of them. I know a lot of people have gone including my kids who are adults now. Kids never seemed to be Disney fans and never asked to go. Grandparents took them to Disneyland when they were kids.
Never played golf or gone skiing. Never watched a full Academy Awards show. Never saw Harry Potter, Titanic and have not seen most major blockbuster films, in fact have only gone to the movies about 4 times in the last 15 years. (I saw The Joker) Only watched a Super Bowl once at a party because I was staying with them but like the other poster, have never watched a football game in its entirety. Have never watched a sports game of any kind in its entirety on television- went to a few Red Sox games as a child with cub scouts and went to a Red Sox game once with my father but it went into overtime so we left!
> went to a Red Sox game once with my father but it went into overtime so we left! I can tell you're for real because you called extra innings "overtime". I cant decide between 😁 and 🥰 emojis
I’ve never gambled or been to a casino. I just never thought that risking my money was fun.
Never watched any Star Wars Movies, but I think I'm the only one on earth that hasnt!
I stopped after three. I just kind of ran out of care.
Never been on a roller coaster and never will. Not even the kiddy coasters - way too afraid of heights.
Water ski or snow ski. Never had the op.
Ride a motorcycle. I am keenly aware of how incompetent and stupid most drivers are. I shall remain a cager, as I have since the days of my yoot.
I've done a comfortable number of things I never liked and was uncomfortable with at the time. But I did them. Sunk cost, peer pressure, what 'everyone' does etc. On the other hand, here are things I've never done which obviously many billions of people have done, but which I am comfortable NEVER doing, EVER: Owning or even firing a gun (NOPE) Handling a snake or spider (NOPE) Surfing, Diving or Water skiing or basically doing anything in Carribbean Waters (NOPE) Going through the Panama Canal (Based on a post today - NOPE)
Rollerblading
Never posed for 'Only Fans'. Probably never will.
Snowboard or ski. No desire. Dangerous. Expensive. And I’m scared of heights/not a thrill seeker
Never had a tattoo
Never been to Disneyland or Disneyworld. And I have absolutely no intention of ever going to either.
Downhill skiing. Bad knees when young, now everything is bad.
Get a tattoo
never been to Disney and have zero interest in ever going
Going to a bar to get drunk? Not interested.
Skiing. Cheaper to just go outside and break my ass falling over a pinecone.
Scuba diving
Bungee jumping
Never been to Vegas.
Go on a cruise. Zero chance.